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• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:33:20 -0500
  ...bleeder valve and separate fill valve. I have > long been looking for a way to hook up a disposable tank to the fill valve...
• Re: propane filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:46:32 -0500
  ...mcneely4@cox.net [mailto:mcneely4@cox.net] > > There is no tube from the fill valve to the bleeder valve, at least not external to...
• Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:39:17 -0800
  ...When I query them about the > current > valve vs. a manual one, they all claimed to have knowledge on "open > the > bleeder, fill till...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:45:07 -0600
  ...bought a valve from KEP,bent the snot out >>> of the >>> radiator mount bracket (easier than moving radiator?)and >>> installed.the >>> valve assy is...
• Re: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:47:05 -0700
  ...Coolant pipe connection > Hi all, > New coolant hose from bleeder valve to steel pipe (85 Vanagon). The > connection is way too loose. Both ends...
• Re: OK, who's got the good simple method...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 May 2012 05:37:07 -0400
  ...and fluid can get out easily, open the bleeder in the rear, open both heater valves, then fill the overflow tank to the MAX...
• Re: Propane Tank Size
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 06:16:13 -0400
  The correct measurement is when liquid propane begins to escape through the bleeder valve (or maybe you have an auto-stop valve?) during filling...
• Re: Flushing brakes ATE calipers rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:38:54 -0800
  ...bleeder and press the pedal repeatedly until new fluid comes out.(just keep checking the master cylinder fluid level). Then bleed the upper valve...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:55:20 -0400
  ...7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or exhaust nuts on some applications). Ed
• Newsflash: "Cooling System Troubles Caused by Owner"...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 13:12:53 -0800
  ...You can file this under "Things NOT to Do to Avoid Constant Overheating" Do NOT inadvertently leave your engine compartment bleeder valve open (not...
• Re: The 2.1 coolant system bleeding links
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 May 2004 08:51:43 -0600
  ...With the bleeder bolt removed from the radiator, fill the cooling system with coolant. Let stand ten or fifteen minutes with heater valves open...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0700
  ...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
• Re: rusted brake bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 23:33:15 -0700
  Try a 6 point deep socket, it will be less likley to round off the valve. Failing that, use WD-40 and a big...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:41:45 -0400
  ...I guess some air had got past the >proportioning valve when I did >the calipers, as there was some there. Pedal is now good...
• Re: New Propane tank fill valve/fitting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:52:38 -0500
  ...not have the overfill protection device on the fill valve. Even with the vent bleeder open you can still overfill a tank without much...
• hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 11:09:20 -0500
  ...We get a small amount of fluid spraying out the bleeder valve, but it behaves as if the master cylinder seals have gone bad...
• Trading my 1962 Buick for VW BUG,BUS or VAN
  Historical mailing list - dieselslave
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:08:07 -0500
  ...in the rear? and where is that bleeder valve on the > radiator--any scans or pictures available of this bleeder would sure be > appreciated. >
• Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:19:21 -0800
  ...Loosen the radiator bleeder till air is purged. Run back and refill the pressure tank. Chech the bleeder for air again. Refill the expansion...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:52:11 -0600
  ...have checked the archives,found zero,my question is,would a > bleeder valve(say one for the brake system,if has 8mm threads)work...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:20:45 -0500
  ...open control valve for rear heater >4. remove grill >5. open bleeder screw on passenger side top of radiator >6. open bleeder valve at...
• Re: Filling cooling ( PART 2)
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:41:40 -0700
  ...the system) When you start getting antifreeze out of the rear bleeder valve , close it, that is how you know you are getting the...
• Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:57:47 -0700
  ...This afternoon it ended up > looking pretty normal after intitially pegging and flashing. > 4) Couldn't find the bleeder valve in the engine compartment...
• Re: How do explain this?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:11:06 -0700
  ...Sometimes the vacuum type bleeder will suck air in between valve and body threads causing bubbles to show up and lower vacuum. Please keep...
• vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:46:09 -0600
  ...to hook up an electric pump of some sort to the bleeder valve on the radiator, turn it on, and then while someone keeps...
• Refilling propane
  Historical mailing list - Pedro
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:56:54 -0700
  ...We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different filling stations...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:21:11 -0400
  ...A pressure bleeder is great, and way better than a vaccum bleeder, if you can't enlist some help. A vacuum bleeder sucks air...
• Re: '86 Westfalia front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 21:43:30 -0400
  ...Decided to open the bleeder valve to reduce the pressure and nothing happened. Took the valve out completely and still nothing. When you peer...
• Head gasket--double the fun
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 14:51:09 -0800
  ...I'm guessing plastic pipe failed or the heater valve. I guess It's best to find this out now rather than on the...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:03:45 +0000
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction >>> >>> Hi listers, >>> >>> So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. >>> >>> New undamaged one now in the van.  This...
• Re: bleed valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 10:17:34 -0700
  Karl as far as I know there is only one bleeder valve and it is located on the top left of the radiator. The...
• Re: Weird coolant leak question
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 22:36:47 -0800
  ...kind of temperature adjustment?> That valve at the top of the rear heater core is a bleeder valve. I guess so you don't...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:12:48 -0700
  ...And I have gotten away with not purging a couple tanks I replaced valves on, but I assume after several empty/fill cycles, they...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:19:55 -0800
  ...Check that your bleeder valves are >> > in >> > good condition, that you have a good fit on the tubing that takes the >> bled >> > fluid out...
• Re: Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:28:55 -0400
  ...However, when I open the bleeder valve near the tank, propane flows >freely. > >Also, the local propane supplier can't pump any propane into...
• Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:44:33 -0800
  ...the homemade brake bleeders? I used one of those one-way valve setups, and it works, but the homemade pressure bleeders I read about...
• Re: Autofill valves: WAS ====>Re: Refilling propane
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:11:36 -0700
  ...We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping > > >but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different > > >filling stations...
• Re: propane terms -- getting it right
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:12:20 -0400
  ...That bleeder thing is known as the tank bleeder or liquid level port. Look for leaks yourself with soapy water or you can buy...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:30:40 -0700
  ...To bleed the clutch (without a pressure/vacuum bleeder) you need two people and: 1. Fill the fluid reservoir. 2. Open the bleeder on...
• Re: Propane Tank Valve
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:18:36 EDT
  ...webpage > Filler Valve, standard - $37.95 CAD Service outlet valve, AS11C - $59.95 CAD Bleeder valve - $9.95 CAD All these valves should be...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:24:29 -0400
  ...Removing radiator bleeder screw > "mdrillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> said: > >> You don't need to remove the bolt to get the air out. Once the...
• Re: Looking for John Rogers - re: Rear lift method for bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:18:35 -0300
  ...I cracked my rad bleeder valve open a tiny bit after the main filling process and very little air came out, as compared to...
• Re: Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 14:40:17 -0600
  ...replacing the > auto-stop vale with the older style fill valve with remote bleeder. Yes > is will work but the tank was not designed...
• replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 10:06:16 -0700
  ...How do I drain the brake lines? One wheel at a time through bleeder valves? Then how do I refill and bleed the air...
• Re: German Translation
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:50:00 -0800
  ...Bleeder Valve Strut for the rear door Many thanks, Javier Zavala 84 German Westy 01 Prospector Hovercraft
• Re: HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 15:21:24 -0800
  ...Is it > even supposed to be a screw? I got the impression from the VW service > manual that it was a bleeder valve of...
• Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:22 -0800
  On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > What I really want is servo valves on...
• Re: Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:50:35 -0400
  It may look similar to a grease fitting but it is a bleeder valve for brake fluid. DO NOT inject grease into that fitting...
• Re: Rear Heater Leaking on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Sep 1996 13:48:30 PST
  ...valve , cleaned it well and sealed with blue RTV. It still works too! While you are at it, replace that threaded nylon bleeder screw...
• Re: Refilling propane
  Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:05:10 -0400
  ...We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different filling stations...
• Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:45:52 -0400
  ...Bleeder valve looks good as does the fill valve but I noticed that the rubber gasket in the inside end has a small gap...
• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:54:11 -0500
  This really never works 100%, because the bleeder screw threads can leak air. Ben Cichowski wrote: >Hey All, > >I'm changing out the Clutch...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:28:44 -0500
  ...of the main cooling hoses, into the radiator and >out the bleeder valve. All of the flushing water will never flow through the >loop...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan A. Sinclair
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:57 -0600
  ...Jonathan John Rodgers wrote: > Sounds like you need to open the bleeder valves on the back of the wheel > and have someone pump the...
• Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:56:13 -0400
  ...Our tank has a manual fill+bleeder valve system. I knew this was low but he said he was sure it was full, so...
• Re: Need advice on replacing Westy tank filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:29:07 -0300
  ...You would also need a manual bleed valve to screw into the bleeder connection next to the fill valve, and of course make sure...
• Re: New Propane tank fill valve/fitting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 20:04:12 -0600
  ...I figured this out and cracked open > the bleeder valve and liquid propane came out for a long time. > > Edward > > At 05:52 PM...
• Re: Pinhole in propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:42:40 -0700
  ...I'd filled up the propane tank just before we left; the attendant found the bleeder valve, opened it while filling and then stopped...
• All You Wanted to Know about Brake Fluid ... :) <long>
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:40:31 CST
  ...MT, 225 Centress Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114; (904) 253-8980) also makes a one-way bleeder valve, called the Speed Valve, with which...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 22:16:10 -0700
  ...stem is at 12 O'clock It has a pressure regulation valve and plenty of hose, but you pay for it. Everything else mentioned...
• Re: Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:33:00 -0500
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > My DIY “garden sprayer” pressure bleeder has a (schrader?) type bike tire > valve so I can check pressure. I use 10...